Kaanu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Kaanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41 | 1:18,708,912 | 282,725 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kaanu (71) may also be a first name.
Kaanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kaanu (Marathi: कानू) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kaanu is the 2,661,929th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Kaanu occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Kaanu are found; 77 percent are found in South Asia and 77 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Kaanu is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 71 people.
The last name Kaanu is most widespread in India, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 18,708,912. In India Kaanu is primarily found in: Bihar, where 44 percent live, Gujarat, where 32 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Outside of India it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaanu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaanu in the Marathi language | ||
| कानू | kanu | 50 |
| कानु | kanu | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaanu
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